GCU vs CSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

GCU is a private (for-profit) and CSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
GCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($17,263) than CSU ($12,754).
It is harder to admit to CSU than GCU.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while CSU has 2,317 students.
CSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
GCU has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while CSU has 191 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grand Canyon University and Chicago State University.

GCU	vs.	CSU
Phoenix, Arizona	Location	Chicago, Illinois
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$17,263	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,754 Out-Of-State$12,754
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$7,183	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,049

60.00 %	Acceptance Rates	41.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.01 %
1,105	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
45 %	Graduation Rate	27 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
70 %	Retention Rate	55 %
101,816	Student Population	2,317
461	Number of Faculties	191
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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GCU vs CSU

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